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New trend: one-way cruises to Europe
There was a time when an ocean cruise was the only way to get to Europe. But even with the speed and convenience of modern-day air travel, a growing trend is for a leisurely one-way crossing.
“The member lines of Cruise Lines International Association are making it abundantly possible,” says CLIA.
This year, no fewer than 15 of CLIA’s 24 member lines will offer fall transatlantic or Pacific Ocean voyages on more than 50 ships ranging in size from intimately small to extra-large.
The itineraries range from two days to more than two weeks and feature ports of call in Europe and the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands, the Caribbean, Asia, the islands of the Pacific, in some cases even Iceland, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
While most trips conclude in US or Caribbean ports, others find their way to South America, even Japan and China.
The trips recall the bygone elegant era of ocean liner trail. Similar to other cruises, there are shipboard amenities, various activities and even high-quality entertainment.
“For the most part, these voyages are ‘repositioning’ cruises, as cruise companies move their fleets from summer seasons in Europe, Alaska and Canada to winter seasons in the Caribbean, Mexico and elsewhere,” CLIA says, adding these cruises are often surprisingly inexpensive.
Report by David Wilkening
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